Valve-operating mechanism for gas-engines.



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VALVE OPERATING MCHANISM F05 GAS ENGINES.

APPLICATION mijn Hm'. I3. 1914` 1,172,640.. lwmd Feb. 22,1911;l

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VALVE OPERATING MECHANISNI FUR GAS ENGINES. APPLICATION EILED Nov. 1.3. 1914.

1,172,640. patented Feb. 22, 1916.

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Hummm@ i "eieren serres erreur @ENCE FAGIUBING CO., Gl? ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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Be it known that -llmunnw S'rnnNu, a citizen of theuitejil States of America, residing et St. Paul,f1 in the county of Remsey 'and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements 1n Valve-Operating Mechenlsm for Gasflluginee, of which the iollowing is a specii- My invehtion'relates to valve operatirng.4

mechanism or ges engines and inorevparf ticularly for the type of engine commonly known inthe art as the V type.

' An objee of my invention is `the provi-- sion of ineens for lessening the frictional stress put upon the engine by the velve' gear. "e iruther ohjectsis the elimination of all excess fearing the valve mechanism.

not er-'dbg'ect isv the prevention or ariel strain onthevelve operating shafts.

preferred form of my deviceis shown V- inthe accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is e front elevation partly in section of a portion'. of a V type engine, with valve operating mechanism attached; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. gig. 3 is a detail view of the joint in one of the operating shaits; end Fig. 4 is a debroken away. "Within these cylinders are 4the usuel pistonsand connecting rods con-` nectmgsaid pistons with the crank shaft 3.

. Mounted upon one extremity oi the .crank shaft 3 and secured thereto 1s' abevel' gear e, A. shair 6 axially parallel to the cyiinder l is suitably mounted in e casing having formed therein a shoulder 5. Seated upon. this shoulder 5" is a ball bearing 7, the inner fece of seid beeringbeing secured to 'shaft 6. To prevent the outer race from being orcedupwardly from the shoulder 5 .by

any stress placed upon the shaft, 'have formed abovethe same e groove 8 in which is placed an annular split ring 9,"

Fixedly secured tothe shaft 'S on the lower extremity' thereof is e bevel gear '1G held in place by a nut i1 threaded` on'the l Vshaft 6. This `gear 10 meshes with thegear '4i on the crankshaft 3. l

The shaft 6 is provided with an enlarged upper end l2 having an axial boring 13 provided therein for-'a purpose hereinafter to appear. Mounted in a circular opening 1 14e in the upper end of the easing is a second ball bearing the inner race of which 1s held up against the shoulder on the shaft 6 'formed by the enlargement 12, by the lengthened: sleeve 16, of a bevel gear 17 y keyed or otherwise secured to theshaft. This gear 17 through the medium of gear 18,. shaft 19 and gear 20drives a ma eto 2L- The upper portion of the opening. i is pro-,y

vided with screw threads 'to recelve a jan;

nut 22 lcuovided with a central openng? This opening 23 is enlarged at its upper' end and provided with. screw' threads to' receive a second jam :out 24- also provided with a central opening. Into thisv latter .opening the lower end of a casing 25 is` tightly itted, the lower extremity thereof extending slightly' below the vjuncture of the jam nuts. 4 is formed which is adapted to hold a packf ,ing gland 26.

The cylinder heed 27 is made seperate from the remainder of the cylinder and is secured theretmby any suitable means such as bolts 27.

vided with a circular opening; 28. Mounted on this extensionand havlng lts lower At this juncture 'a groove .i

An integral horizontal eX- tension 28 formed on the cylinder is proextremity' passing therethrough, is a verti- .V

cal casing 29 hevng an annular shoulder 29 formed thereon which rests upon the edges or the opening 28. The upper endif 3() ott-he easing 29 is bent to the horizontal and extends over the cylinder head to which Y it is secured by means of a screw 32 ex# tending through the easing into Va vertical. extension 3l oi" the head.

it will be seen that any expansion of. the

cylinder'properg due. to heat When-running, will cause a-vertical movement of head 27 'end easing 29., 80. 100 1 Seated in the casing 29 upon a shoulderv 33 'erined therein is e. ball bearingr 34,--

Mounted-in this bearing -34 is a shaft 35 having e bevel gearA 36 secured thereto by.

"any suitable meansfthe sleeve 36 of the' gearBG resting upon the inner race ofthe.' bearing 3i. llhe lower end .of the shaft is provided with a lhey 37 and is adapted to enter the serialboring 1B or the shaft v 6, the hey 3'? engegging in e suitable slot.

It will thus be seen that the shafts 6 and 35 while coupled together for rotary more ment are capable of n longitudinal adinet ment. The upper end of the tube 1s secured to the ensing 29 in any suitable In the Vupper end .3() of the causing are sented hall bem-ings 38 and 39 huvingtheir outeresaees held against Shoulders 38 and 39 yre peetively. Mounted in these hearings is 4o com shaft 42, having shoulders 40 and l ugainfat which the inner reces of the bearings abut. The inner race of' the bearing 38 is held against the shoulder 4U by thesleeve @t3 t `the geni' 44; which n'ieshes-with geur 36 on, shalt 35. The inner roce ot' the hearing 39 is held nguinstthe shoulder 41 by nut The Shaft is provided with nains #lo and. 47.

In the head 37 are mounted the nsuelin take and exhaust valves 48 and 49 of similar construction, u detail View of one of which is shown .in Fig.. 4. ln this View, the -velve 494 isehown registering with its 50. Tie Stein 5l o the vnlveis ineased for nearly its enftirelength in e ine-mbar 52 screw threaded into the exhaust outlet 53. The upper end of the stein 51 'is screw 4threaded to receive provided surrounding said sleeve and having e. shoulder Between the shoulder 5G and i compression spring 58 adopted to normally l hold the vulve on its seut. A saddle 59 strnd dles the upper end of the valve stem' und has extending therethrough :i set screw 60 which engages :L notch 6l. in the upperend of the stem. The Set ecrew is held 'in position by a. lock nut l Pivotzilly mounted in the casing; 3() is n lever lihaving forked ends (Se und (Sie the former of which is pivotully conm-myd `to the lower extren'iities ot' the middle l y.-wlile the letter carries :i bearing wheel adopted to Contact com lo and open the vnlv On the shaft 6 below thei geur mounted bevel geur (3l. shoulder 655 in the easing 5 iS :i homing (38 the outer rece of which is held between/ the shoulder (38 und the sleeve like extenei'on 39 olf a. )ein nut 70. The 'inner mee 'of the hearing which, it will be noted, `sil'l'iliorts the Seated upon u' 'u Wedge shaped sleeve 54. A member 55 is i ineens for` `opernting said cam.

. 2.111 an internal combustion engine, a 80' shaft 71, is held between an enlargement1172` on the shaft :1nd` a geen 73 secured tothe f lower end thereof which gear meshes' with geur G7 on shaft ,6. i The upper portions; of 555 i vulve in closed position,` n shouldered easing,` 55

for `the valve steun a `seuldle, e set Yscrew l extending. through said Saddle,` into seid notch, u wedge shaped sleeve `screwing AOnto seid stem, aeonieal shaped shoulder mem-2` lier `fitting `over `said sleeve, said springen-1 `70N gagging at opposite ende the shouldered ees-4 i ing` and the shoulder onisnid conical@ meuh` ber respectively",` .n pivoted lever, `forked.

ende" oneaid lever, u pivotal conneetioni bei tween the prongs on seid end ofgeziidilev/'er175 and. the ears of saidsuddle, e Wheel mounted l between theprongsat the other endofv Said l I lever, a `cam for feontuc-ting said Wheel, sind,`

crank shaft, a. gear immlntedion said 'crenk i shaft, overhead valves on `said eylndersp anni shaftsfor operating Seid valves,means` for operatmg Snidcuni shafts, comprising;`

un upper and lower shaft said lower shaft 35d having `:i genrimeshing, `with the gearzon; said erzinli shaft, and provided with an enf i' lorrgefly hollow portion, said upper shaft slidzibly iseeured inaid enlarged portion `of said lower shaft, u second` geurioni said` 9u.

lower shnfh-n geen on the lower `end ofthe other of said multi ple operntingf'hfts. 3

adopted to mesh with szid second geannnd n third gear on said lower shaft iidept'edto i' drive a. magneto, ne and for-the purpose??? described. i

In testimony whereof I lnilixniy signature Y in in'esence otwo witnesses.'Qv

ANDRElN" 'STRANE JAC.. BLEKK1NK, H. L. Lelonnn., 

